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Suburb profile ·Devonport LGA · TAS ·7310

Stony Rise TAS 7310

Stony Rise is in Devonport LGA, TAS, postcode 7310, with population 728.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$575/wk
Jan 2025 → Apr 2026 · 4 periods
TAS rental bonds · suburb grain · Apr 2026
$575
$485
Jan 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$575/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
728
728 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,908
185 added 12mo · 19MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,398
Median rent · wk$300
Investor profile

Who invests in Stony Rise

Owner-occupied 85%Rented 15%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.9%
658 of 1,581 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,557/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,581
Reported capital gains1,135
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

85% of homes here are owner-occupied and 15% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

85% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

33%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,398/mo, while renters pay about $2,492/mo — renting runs $1,094/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$90K
Median rent · wk
$575
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,398

Household income

$90K household · yr+32.3% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$100K
Household
$90K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
5
$300-649
28
$650-999
52
$1,000-1,499
33
$1,500-1,999
37
$2,000-2,999
54
$3,000-3,999
26
$4,000+
25

At the median asking rent, about 58% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,917/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (269 households)1.1% social housing
Owned outright
38%
Owned with mortgage
48%
Rented
15%
Dwelling structure3.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
97%
Townhouse / semi
4%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 89% drive, 2% public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 5% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

8/ 100 livability index

Top 92% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 8% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access32
Public transport (6 stops)25
Schools & hospitals0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

3,759 people · 20223,754 by 2032 (-0.1%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Miandetta - Don SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Stony Rise TAS — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Tasmania within the Devonport local government area, Stony Rise is a small locality (postcode 7310). It is home to about 728 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $90K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. TAS employment has moved -1.7% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. TAS also had 17 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are community & personal service, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $575. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,398.

Public transport access includes 6 bus stops.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$1,398
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Market rent · wk(April 2026)$575
Population growth · Devonport LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)26,994
5-year growth+0.3% CAGR
YoY change+0.1%
20012025
Development · Devonport LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)82
Houses 96%Units 4%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Devonport LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.1%
YoY change-0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7310ATO
Negatively geared3.9%
658 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,557/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,581
Reported capital gains1,135
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population728
Median age39
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,736
Personal income · wk$739
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,430 → $1,736
Change+21.4%
vs TAS median-1.2 pp
Median rent+17.6%
stablevs TAS 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining3
TransportGTFS
Bus stops6
Aged care · Devonport LGAGEN
Facilities6
Residential places300
Meercroft Care140 places
Baptcare Karingal Community Care112 places
Melaleuca Home For The Aged48 places
Care Forward North Western TasmaniaShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Prompt Care STRC - North Western TasmaniaShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Prompt Care STRC - Northern TasmaniaShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Childcare · Devonport LGAACECQA
Services10
Approved places668
Exceeding NQS0
1912 Child Care and Education Centre120 places
Spreyton Outside School Hours Care100 places
Miandetta Children's Centre99 places
Malangenna Children's Centre80 places
Roseberry House Early Learning Centre Devonport75 places
Our Lady of Lourdes Outside School Hours Care60 places
+4 more in Devonport LGA
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Stony Rise is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
ABS Data by Region · Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
Department of Justice Tasmania · April 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 6 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Stony Rise is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Use it for direction first, then confirm the story against stronger neighbouring suburbs or the state hub before relying on it.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Stony Rise feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Ambleside most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$290/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Don most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · rent -$300/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Quoiba better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop -300 · adds house price coverage · rent -$280/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Stony Rise FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Stony Rise in?

    Stony Rise is in the Devonport Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7310. Council-level context for Devonport LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Stony Rise?

    The median weekly rent in Stony Rise is $575/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Stony Rise?

    Rent context available: Stony Rise has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Stony Rise a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Stony Rise show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Stony Rise?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Stony Rise data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.